Weekend box office: Apes win battle with Transformers

Watch fascinating behind the scenes footage of how the apes come to life and move in 'Dawn of the Planet of The Apes.'

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Genetically-enhanced apes took down Transformers at the box office this weekend, as “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” became the number one movie with $73 million. That’s almost $20 million more than its predecessor, the first installment of a new reboot of the nearly fifty-year-old franchise, made a couple years ago. Being the only new wide release this weekend, it also didn’t have much competition. “Transformers: Age of Extinction”, meanwhile, dropped to second with $16.5 million.

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Meanwhile, the indie music drama “Begin Again” expanded to more theaters this weekend, boosting it into ninth at the box office with $2.9 million.

The complete list of the top 12 movies at the box office this weekend is below. Click the links to read my full review of each film.

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Based out of the St. Louis area, Katie has been writing film reviews and news for Examiner.com for over five years. She holds an Associate's degree in film and a BA in animation, and spends way too much time at the theater.

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